Category Archives: NHS

The right thing to do for the NHS is to withdraw the bill

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Martin

Here’s the speech I made in the NHS debate in Gateshead on Sunday morning. I’ve also added some notes about the source of each of the points.

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Lib Dem Conference rejects the health bill

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Martin

Whatever the leadership of the Liberal Democrats decide, the core issue remains: despite all the improvements made, they can’t even sell the bill to their own members, let alone the professions and the wider public.

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Sunday Politics – Sandra Gidley discusses the NHS Bill with Peter Henley

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Martin

As promised (to Sandra) a copy of her appearance on the Sunday Politics last week discussing the NHS Bill.

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World at One Interview on the NHS Bill

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Martin

Much to my surprise, I ended up on the BBC World at One today. This involved a surprisingly stressful ride across town and a run into a studio in Gildea Street to do an interview ‘down the line’ with only …

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Westminster Hour interview about the NHS Bill

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Martin

Here’s a copy of my interview by Carolyn Quinn on the BBC Radio 4 Westminster Hour on February 19th.
http://cache.martintod.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Westminster+Hour+interview.mp3
You can listen to the whole programme on the BBC iPlayer here.

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